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Effects of anorexia nervosa on muscle quality following long term recovery in rats
No full textThis poster explains the effects of anorexia nervosa (AN) and long term recovery on muscle area, bone density, and fat area using a rodent model. We found that muscle area and bone density recovers from AN after three months of recovery, and fat area remains significantly lower from AN even after a five month recovery period. These results suggest that AN has prolonged physiological effects well into recovery.https://scholarworks.uark.edu/coesym25/1009/thumbnail.jp
The Long Tail: Business Viability After the Crisis
Full text linkThis thesis examines the barriers to business growth and youth development in Dangriga, Belize, within the broader context of post-crisis economic recovery. Despite Belize’s record-breaking tourism arrivals in 2024, Dangriga has not experienced parallel growth, hindered by limited government support, insufficient infrastructure, and gaps in workforce readiness. Through field research, stakeholder interviews, and the development of tailored business strategies, this project identified critical needs in risk assessment, collaboration, and youth engagement. The findings underscore the interconnectedness of politics, culture, and economics in shaping local business ecosystems, and highlight the importance of adaptable, context-specific solutions over the direct application of models from more developed economies. The work further reflects on the personal and professional growth gained through immersive engagement in a developing country, emphasizing lessons in humility, cultural awareness, and the value of sustainable, community-centered economic strategies
Tourism Dependency: Prosperity or Precarity
Full text linkTourism Dependency: Prosperity or Precarity
Is being tourism dependent in a developing country a beneficial tool to use to grow economic
Problems and Risks Within the Agriculture of Stann Creek
Full text linkAgriculture is a significant part of the economy of Stann Creek, Belize and faces many challenges. This research presents data from farms in the areas surrounding Dangriga regarding the problems that they have been experiencing and potential risks they may face. The research covers family/individual farms, an agriculture cooperative, commercial farms, agritourism businesses, and Mennonite communities. This research was conducted as part of an internship with the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) of Belize alongside extension officers of the Stann Creek branch of the MOA. The data from the internship found that agriculture in Stann Creek dealt with problems regarding availability of capital, availability of labor, weather and climate change, non-climate change related environment, pests, plant and animal disease, lack of experience and access to information, and market access, with the most commonly faced problems relating to the lack of availability of capital and climate change related problems. This thesis discusses potential solutions brought up by the extension officers and the advantages and drawbacks to each
The Log Cabin | Public Perception and Mediated Reality (1840 – 1980)
Full text linkThis capstone examines the evolution of the log cabin from 1840 to 1980. At its core, the project questions the legacy of the log cabin from its origins as simply being a traditional dwelling typology to its establishment as a cultural icon or rather, an enduring vessel that established the American Dream and ideals of self-reliance, freedom, and individualism deep within the heart of American culture.
Chapter One situates the log cabin historically and architecturally, defining the popular frontier dwelling as being a single-pen horizontal log constructed cabin. It then explores the cabin’s emergence as a cultural image through political propaganda, focusing on the 1840 presidential election, Abraham Lincoln’s log cabin birthplace, and the lasting “humble beginnings” narrative.
Chapter Two features a case study of Lincoln Logs, a toy introduced in 1916, to analyze how log cabin imagery was used to shape American childhood. By studying advertisements from 1922 to 1935, this chapter reveals how a log cabin toy reinforced traditional gender roles, national values, and historical narratives—embedding these ideologies within American youth through play.
Chapter Three examines how literature and television sustained and exaggerated the log cabin myth, using Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Little House series as a central case study. Focusing on Wilder’s early novels and their television adaptation, the chapter considers how the log cabin was not only portrayed with emotional and symbolic weight but also exported internationally—most notably to post–World War II Japan—as a representation of American democracy and history.
In conclusion, each chapter works to prove that, yes, the log cabin, through various medias, has established itself and fundamental American myths in the nostalgic folder of the American brain
The Effect of Blue-green Light on Behavioral Repertoire and Fear Responses in Broiler Chickens
No full textThe broiler chicken industry has increased the number of birds produced each year,
making the mitigation of stressors that affect broiler health and meat quality increasingly
important. New management strategies, like lighting protocols, could help combat stressors and
promote behavioral indicators of positive welfare. This study compared the effects of blue-green
and white light on broiler fear response using a tonic immobility test and behavioral repertoire in
the home pen using continuous focal sampling. Day-of-hatch male broiler chicks (N=600) were
randomly divided into 12 pens (n=50 chicks/pen). The pens had either a white LED light
(control, n=6) or a blue-green spectrum LED light (treatment, n=6). After 12 days, 3 birds per
chamber were tested for tonic immobility (TI), which involved placing the birds backwards on a
V-shaped cradle for a maximum of 300 seconds, and the latency for the bird to right itself
(seconds) was recorded. On day 13, the behavior of one chick per room (n=12) was observed for
9 behaviors (walk, stand, run, peck, preen, stretch, sit, drink, and eat) for 30 minutes in the
morning (0930) and in the afternoon (1400). Behavior was observed using continuous focal
sampling, and the duration of each behavior bout was recorded manually and using Noldus
Observer XT 14 software. The results for TI revealed that there was no significant light effect on
chicken latency to the right, but there was a numerical one, with birds from the control taking
137 seconds to the right compared to 115 seconds for the treatment. Lighting treatment had few
significant effects on the percentage a bird spent in each behavior. Time of day had a greater
influence on behavior, with birds spending a greater percentage of time drinking in the morning
(p=0.02) and pecking in the afternoon (p\u3c 0.0001). The interaction between light and time of day
was significant for pecking behavior, with control birds pecking the lowest percentage of time in
the morning (p=0.02) compared to both treatments in the afternoon. There were no significant
2differences observed for all other behaviors for time of day, lighting treatment, or the interaction
between the two. Overall, lighting treatment had minimal impact on broiler behavior and fear,
but this could largely be due to the small sample size used in the study. Future research should be
done using a larger sample size to get more comprehensive results
Retrospective Analysis of Implemented Project Management within a Small-Scale Student Engineering Project: BENG Fountain Wars Team Case Study
No full textThis honors thesis provides a retrospective analysis of how the 2025 inaugural University of Arkansas’s ASABE Fountain Wars Student Team could be improved through project management. Project commitment, early stakeholder influence, rich communication, and a detailed project plan are all attributes of successful projects, and the team’s strengths and weaknesses within these categories were determined through a team poll. After the poll was conducted, three methodologies, Agile, Hybrid, and Waterfall, were assessed to determine how they would effectively address the team’s weaknesses. A weighted objectives table was created to compare each methodology’s effectiveness across the management categories. The analysis revealed that having a detailed project plan was the team’s major weakness, which positioned the Traditional methodology as the highest-scoring option. However, upon reflection of both the quantitative and qualitative experiences of the team, a Hybrid approach with a lean towards Waterfall would be the best retrospective fit for the team
Taste of Florence: A Hospitality Student\u27s Guide to Study Abroad in Florence
No full textThe goal of this creative project is to better prepare hospitality student for studying abroad in Florence, Italy. Studying abroad can be a daunting class, but there’s so many benefits from doing it. For example, you learn a lot about yourself and others around you. It better prepares you for after college because it teaches you life lessons like becoming more aware of the world around you. It also sets you apart from others when you start to apply for internships or jobs, because it shows the companies that you are independent and culturally diverse.
The results that I gathered are from when I studied abroad in Florence. While I was there, I gathered information about the things that I liked to do and see. I compiled all this information together to make a tour guide for other students to be able to become more prepared for their trip.
In addition, this guide can provide an example for other hospitality students to create their own travel guide to another major city, like Rome or Milan
Non-Profit Foundation Boards: An Investigation into Best Practices using Fayetteville Public Library Foundation Board as a Test Case
Full text linkEffective governance is critical for the success of non-profit organizations, with foundation boards playing a central role in ensuring accountability, strategic direction, and resource allocation for the organization. This thesis investigates best practices for non-profit foundation boards, using the Fayetteville Public Library Foundation Board as a case study to evaluate the efficiency of its governance practices. The research aims to identify whether the foundation board operates efficiently and adheres to established best practices for non-profit governance boards.
To address this, a two-phase methodology was employed. The first phase involved an extensive review of scholarly journals, industry guidelines, and other resources to define criteria for best practices in non-profit board governance. In the second phase, interviews were conducted with board members and library executives with questions informed by the findings from the first phase designed to assess the efficiency of a non-profit board. The research supports the hypothesis that the Fayetteville Public Library Foundation Board operates efficiently and incorporates several recognized best practices, including strategic alignment with the organization’s mission and active engagement of board members. These results can contribute to the broader understanding of non-profit governance by highlighting how established best practices can be implemented and tailored within a specific organizational context to improve overall board effectiveness.
By combining theoretical research with practical application, this study offers valuable insights for non-profit boards seeking to improve their governance practices and better fulfill their organizational missions
Behavioral Bottlenecks in Belizean Smallholder Farming: An Action Plan
Full text linkBehavioral Bottlenecks in Belizean Smallholder Farming: An Action Plan investigates why Belizean smallholders hesitate to adopt new practices informed by a two-month internship with the Ministry of Agriculture at the Stann Creek branch. During the internship, a seventeen-page bilingual farm plan outline integrating SMART goals, a standard business plan, and farming essentials relevant to the local culture and environment was designed and developed. The Farm Plan Outline is grounded in observations in goal-setting theory, risk aversion under price uncertainty, and knowledge gap literature (AKIS/AKAP) tailored by smallholder Belizean contexts. Farmers were assisted with the Sustainable & Inclusive Belize Program grant application, which subsidizes 85% of costs for smallholder farms. Qualitative data indicates that limited digital literacy coupled with psychological and knowledge barriers presents a significant behavioral bottleneck. This thesis recommends addressing this through workshops linked to current subsidization programs to improve and impact knowledge, profit, and yields. This thesis shows the potential to overcome such adoption barriers by weaving behavioral insight with existing social strata